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Some 9,000 Chadians move to IDP camp after brutal village attacks
10 Apr 2007 Some 9,000 Chadians have arrived in UN refugee agency trucks and on their own at the Habile site for internally displaced persons after brutal attacks on two villages left houses torched and the ground strewn with dead. -
Up to 3,000 villagers flee homes in south-east Chad following fresh attacks
3 Apr 2007 The UN refugee agency and its partners are dealing with a new wave of displacement in south-eastern Chad following a deadly attack at the weekend against the villages of Tiero and Marena. -
Convoy transports more than 220 Chadian refugees from border areas in West Darfur to UNHCR-run camp
19 Mar 2007 Some 550 Chadian refugees have asked to be moved away from border areas in Sudan's West Darfur area because of security concerns, and a first group of more than 220 were moved at the weekend to the Um Shalaya refugee camp. -
UNHCR seeks US$6.2 million to help internally displaced in east Chad
27 Feb 2007 The UN refugee agency on Tuesday issued a US$6.2 million supplementary appeal to fund protection and assistance programmes for tens of thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) in eastern Chad. -
Angelina Jolie visits camp in Chad to assess situation for Darfur refugees
27 Feb 2007 UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie on Tuesday completed a two-day mission to a refugee camp in eastern Chad which enabled her to assess how the security situation has deteriorated for Sudanese refugees since her last visit in 2004. -
'The Kite Runner' author, Khaled Hosseini, experiences Chad's insecurity
13 Feb 2007 Khaled Hosseini, author of the best-selling novel, The Kite Runner, got a first-hand glimpse of the insecurity plaguing eastern Chad during a recent tour of UNHCR operations in the region. -
UNHCR announces launch of US$19.7 million appeal for Darfur operations
30 Jan 2007 The UN refugee agency on Tuesday launched an appeal for US$19.7 million to protect and assist tens of thousands of uprooted people in West Darfur, including displaced Sudanese and refugees from Chad. -
Displacement from deteriorating security in eastern Chad tops 100,000
5 Jan 2007 The deteriorating security situation in eastern Chad has displaced up to 20,000 Chadians over the past two weeks and is now posing a direct threat to refugee camps housing thousands of Sudanese from neighbouring Darfur. More than 100,000 Chadians are now displaced within their own country. -
Guterres hears refugee plea for strengthened security in volatile eastern Chad
22 Dec 2006 Thousands of desperate Darfur refugees and displaced locals in strife-torn south-eastern Chad pleaded with UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres on Friday for better protection against mounting violence that has killed hundreds in the area in recent weeks.